tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post4583363709550959986..comments2023-10-08T04:12:46.273-05:00Comments on The Political Environment: A Peek Behind The Curtain: Public Information Session On Waukesha Water PlanningJames Rowenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10203270946492159686noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-56306381717702802422009-10-08T18:51:07.759-05:002009-10-08T18:51:07.759-05:00These people are shameless.
The press release was...These people are shameless.<br /><br />The press release was dated Wednesday, Oct. 7.<br /><br />It is now 7:00 PM on Thursday October 8. <br /><br />There is no notice posted on the City of Waukesha Web Site.<br /><br />There is no notice posted on the Water Utility Web Site.<br /><br />It is possible that it will be covered by The Waukesha Freeman and/or Milwaukee Journal Sentinel before the weekend. But these are low circulation rags with a reputation--both of them--for simply processing Utility Commission press releases.<br /><br />It seems clear that Nelson and his guys on the Water Utility Commission intended to give only the barest minimum of notice required by the Open Meetings Law.<br /><br />And the Mayor's use of the press release as a platform for singing the praises of his scheme is typical Nelson grandstanding.<br /><br />One can be certain that Nelson will overstep--as usual--his parliamentary obligation to Chair the Monday meeting objectively.<br /><br />In the past meetings he has hogged the microphone, entered into the debate, and made decisions to ignore and postpone answering questions he didn't like.<br /><br />The Chair of a public meeting is obligated under the rules of debate and parliamentary procedure to refrain--as the Chair--from taking a position on either side of the question. <br /><br />When and if the Chairman wants to enter the debate, he is obligated to relinquish the chair and the gavel to someone who will continue to conduct the discussion/debate objectively.Jim Boumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17211745461377043118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-26362904286904357542009-10-08T13:43:12.102-05:002009-10-08T13:43:12.102-05:00Amen, Brother Jim. You're spot-on, as usual.Amen, Brother Jim. You're spot-on, as usual.Betseynoreply@blogger.com